[Albion] Crystal Palace vs Brighton & Hove Albion *** Official Match Thread ***

[Gabbafella]

Have we switched to 2 up front?
Locadia is definitely playing further forward now.

 

[Sussex Nomad]

If we actually showed some balls and started playing football, we could hammer this shower of shit.

 

[sjamesb3466]

Have we switched to 2 up front?
Locadia is definitely playing further forward now.

He needs to as Murray can't win headers and just spends his time wrestling with the CB trying to get a cheap foul

 

[DarrenFreemansPerm]

We’ve completed 91 passes so far. Lol.

 

[KVLT]

Everton lead Swansea.

 

[GT49er]

I know it's not game over, but where is our fight? It feels like when we need a bit of force to back up our skill or technical ability, we're lacking. Where is that "Zaha is telling us to go back where we come from, let's shove those words down his throat!" reaction?

Whatever happens this year, next season we need to target more. We need to target as high a finish as possible, rule nothing out until it is mathematically impossible. I'm fed up with us setting the bare minimum of a target and going on holiday once we achieve. Promotion last season when we could have got the title. Survival this season when we could have seen a top half finish.

Ahem....we haven't achieved survival yet................we still might of course, but I don't think you can say we've hit our target yet.

 

[scousefan]

I know it's not game over, but where is our fight? It feels like when we need a bit of force to back up our skill or technical ability, we're lacking. Where is that "Zaha is telling us to go back where we come from, let's shove those words down his throat!" reaction?

Whatever happens this year, next season we need to target more. We need to target as high a finish as possible, rule nothing out until it is mathematically impossible. I'm fed up with us setting the bare minimum of a target and going on holiday once we achieve. Promotion last season when we could have got the title. Survival this season when we could have seen a top half finish.

I think it’s all about confidence and nerves

 

[DarrenFreemansPerm]

I think it’s all about confidence and nerves

We seem to have little and lots, respectively.

 

[Raleigh Chopper]

Zaha is a good player, a very good player, he is also a nasty, horrible, cheating, diving, child.
We are making him look far better than he is today.
How can any Brighton fan big this arseole up at any time, let alone when we are actually playing Palace.
What are you going to say if he dives and gets a penalty for the winner? that he is world class.
We should have kicked him off the park from the start.
My piss is boiling.

 

[Acker79]

Ahem....we haven't achieved survival yet................we still might of course, but I don't think you can say we've hit our target yet.

I know, but we celebrated victory against Arsenal as if we had, with the north stand leading in a chorus of 'we are staying up'. Since then? 0 points and knocked out of the cup with relative ease.

 

[Goberpiles]

Stephens will struggle to finish the game on the pitch.

 

[sjamesb3466]

Stephens need to be taken off while we are still in this. He is a combative midfielder and I don't think he can play without giving away free kicks. That's not a criticism, but the way he hassles and battles it's inevitable.

 

[GT49er]

I know, but we celebrated victory against Arsenal as if we had, with the north stand leading in a chorus of 'we are staying up'. Since then? 0 points and knocked out of the cup with relative ease.

Draw against 'Udders didn't count then?

 

[Razzoo]

Got to bring Stephens off. Red card guaranteed.

 

[Gabbafella]

Great save but shit defending.

 

[Dick Head]

Stephens will struggle to finish the game on the pitch.

At least he gets the rivalry.

 

[RandyWanger]

The way we’ve been playing we’re lucky the first half ended 3-2.

 

[DumLum]

Stephens should have gone there. Would take him off quick before this gets worse

If Stephens doesn't get subbed at half time Hughton loves a gamble.

 

[DarrenFreemansPerm]

Stephens need to be taken off while we are still in this. He is a combative midfielder and I don't think he can play without giving away free kicks. That's not a criticism, but the way he hassles and battles it's inevitable.

What are our options? Groß into midfield, Knockaert on the wing?

 

[Sussex Nomad]

Great save but shit defending.

We're not the defence we were early season.